''Dupineta'' is a genus of
flowering plants belonging to the family
Melastomataceae.
Its native range is tropical Africa, and found in the countries of Angola, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Zambia and Zaïre.
The genus name of ''Dupineta'' is in honour of Antoine du Pinet (1515–1584), French writer from
Lyon,
and was first published in Sylva Tellur on page 101 in 1838.
Known species:
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Dupineta brazzae''
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Dupineta hensii''
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Dupineta loandensis''
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Dupineta multiflora''
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Dupineta pauwelsii''
References
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Melastomataceae
Melastomataceae genera
Plants described in 1838
Flora of Africa